No. 3 Women’s Volleyball Hosts Duke, Princeton, St. John’s for Penn State Invitational – Penn State

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- No. 3 Penn State Women’s Volleyball welcomes Duke, Princeton, and St. John’s to Rec Hall for the Penn State Invitational this weekend. The Nittany Lions open play at the event with a match against Duke on Friday at 6:30 p.m. That match is set to air live on FS1.

The Nittany Lions play two matches on Saturday, taking on Princeton at 10:30 a.m., before turning their attention to St. John’s for a 6:30 p.m. matchup. Both of those matches will stream on B1G+.

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OPENING NOTES
• Friday’s match against Duke is Penn State’s fourth time on TV in its first six matches. The Nittany Lions played Tennessee on ESPNU, Louisville on B1G Network, Kentucky on SEC Network, and now the Blue Devils on FS1.
• The Nittany Lions are 26-3 against non-conference opponents, including postseason, during Katie Schumacher-Cawley’s time as head coach. Eight of those wins came against nationally-ranked opponents.
• Penn State has won nine straight matches against non-conference opponents, including postseason, dating back to last season.

LAST TIME OUT
• Penn State won the Kentucky Invitational with a 3-2 reverse sweep win over No. 9 Kentucky and a sweep over Ball State.
• Taylor Trammell was named the MVP of the Invitational after hitting .600 with 23 kills and six blocks over the two matches. She was nearly perfect against Ball State with 11 kills and no errors on 12 attacks.
• Camryn Hannah made the All-Invitational Team after hitting .290 with 31 kills and four blocks over the two wins. She was the star against Kentucky with 22 kills on .469 hitting.
• Izzy Starck made the All-Invitational Team after Penn State hit .307 behind her 11.25 assists/set. She put up huge numbers against Kentucky with 47 assists, 17 digs, five kills, five blocks, and one ace.

SERIES HISTORY – DUKE
• Penn State is 10-0 in the all-time series with Duke, but Friday marks the first meeting between the teams since 2010.
• The Nittany Lions are 5-0 against the Blue Devils at Rec Hall, including the 2010 win in the NCAA Regional Final.
• Two players on the roster have played against Duke. Jess Mruzik hit .368 while averaging 4.67 kills and 2.44 digs per set over two matches against the Blue Devils while playing for Michigan. Camryn Hannah hit .255 while averaging 2.38 kills and 1.00 digs per set over two matches while playing for Clemson.

SCOUTING DUKE
• Duke is 3-3 overall after back-to-back wins over Davidson (3-1) and FIU…